We live, simultaneously, in two different worlds. Ultimately, we live in the World of Nature, a world that we did not create and the world upon which all life depends. Most immediately, we inhabit a "human world" that we create ourselves. Because our human world is the result of our own choices and actions, we can say, quite properly, that we live, most immediately, in a “political world.” In this blog, I hope to explore the interaction of these two worlds that we call home.

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Gary A. Patton

I was an elected official in Santa Cruz County, California for twenty years, from 1975 to 1995. Now, I am an environmental attorney, practicing law in Santa Cruz County. If you would like to contact me, send me an email at gapatton@mac.com.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

#326 / Keep Going!

I really enjoyed the latest edition of Integrities, a little journal published by IF, which describes itself as "a nonprofit humanitarian, educational and social change organization located in the Santa Cruz, CA, area ... a community of friends seeking hopeful alternatives to the violence, greed and destructiveness of our world."

To tell the truth, I always enjoy the latest edition of Integrities, and I encourage those reading this blog posting to investigate. I bet you will enjoy Integrities, too!

For the first time ever, I think, the current issue of Integrities is now available online. Here is a link to the latest edition. The opening salvo in the issue is a lovely little essay called, "You're Alive - Keep Going!"

That's good advice! Page Smith, the historian who was the first Provost of Cowell College at UCSC, and a wonderful friend to all who knew him, is cited to this effect in the Integrities essay.